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The welfare state after the great recession

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  • Anton Hemerijck
  • Frank Vandenbroucke
  • Torben Andersen
  • Philippe Pochet
  • Christophe Degryse
  • Gaetano Basso
  • Mathias Dolls
  • Werner Eichhorst
  • Thomas Leoni
  • Andreas Peichl
  • Peter Taylor-Gooby

Abstract

The economic crisis has given rise to significant challenges to the welfare state. Given that welfare expenses account for a large proportion of all state spending in the member countries of the European Union, reducing government spending means cutting welfare measures. Yet social protection, in particular unemployment insurance benefits and minimum income support, has significantly softened the impact of the crisis for millions of individuals. The global recession calls into question the financial viability of current programmes, and the crisis is being used by some as an opportunity to roll back the welfare state permanently. The present Forum discusses challenges to and opportunities for the welfare state after the crisis. Copyright ZBW and Springer-Verlag 2012

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  • Anton Hemerijck & Frank Vandenbroucke & Torben Andersen & Philippe Pochet & Christophe Degryse & Gaetano Basso & Mathias Dolls & Werner Eichhorst & Thomas Leoni & Andreas Peichl & Peter Taylor-Gooby, 2012. "The welfare state after the great recession," Intereconomics: Review of European Economic Policy, Springer;ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics;Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS), vol. 47(4), pages 200-229, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:intere:v:47:y:2012:i:4:p:200-229
    DOI: 10.1007/s10272-012-0422-y
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    1. Eleonora Gentilucci, 2019. "US Military Spending: A Perspective on the Restructuring Dynamics of the Defense Sector," Review of Radical Political Economics, Union for Radical Political Economics, vol. 51(4), pages 606-628, December.
    2. Ágnes OROSZ, 2018. "The impact of the 2008 economic and financial crisis on the public spending devoted to social protection in the EU," Eastern Journal of European Studies, Centre for European Studies, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University, vol. 9, pages 187-203, December.
    3. Cargill, Thomas F. & Pingle, Mark, 2019. "Federal Reserve policy and housing: A goal too far," Economic Analysis and Policy, Elsevier, vol. 62(C), pages 150-158.

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